Wellenstein Wellesteen | |
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Former commune | |
Coordinates: 49°31′25″N6°20′30″E / 49.5236°N 6.3417°E | |
Country | Luxembourg |
Canton | Remich |
commune | Schengen |
Time zone | UTC+1 (CET) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC+2 (CEST) |
Website | wellenstein.lu |
Wellenstein (Luxembourgish : Wellesteen) is a small town in southeastern Luxembourg. It is part of the canton of Remich, which is part of the district of Grevenmacher.
It used to be a commune with its administrative centre at Bech-Kleinmacher, until it was merged into Schengen (along with Burmerange) in 2011. [1]
As of 2024 [update] , the town of Wellenstein, had a population of 684. [2]
On 25 October 2005, members of the pan-European organisation Cultural Village of Europe offered a declaration on village life to the European Commissioner of Agriculture and Rural Development Mariann Fischer Boel in Wellenstein. This "Declaration of Wellenstein" lists qualities of life in small communities.
The former commune consisted of the villages:
Transport in Luxembourg is ensured principally by road, rail and air. There are also services along the river Moselle which forms the border with Germany. The road network has been significantly modernised in recent years with motorways to adjacent countries. The advent of the high-speed TGV link to Paris has led to renovation of the capital's main railway station while a new Schengen-only passenger terminal at Luxembourg Airport opened in 2017. Trams in the capital were reintroduced in December 2017 and there are plans for light-rail and/or tram-train lines in adjacent areas.
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